Have you ever felt scared when you are put in a foreign situation for the first time? You probably felt it was scary at first but afterwards you might have found it very amazing. Experience is what everybody may have to go through eventually. I was always afraid of experiencing new things because of fear in me. As I got older, however, I realized that going through these experiences could be very beneficial and a lot of fun. Something I did not know at the time, however ,going through this ride would end up being beneficial to me and also over come my fear.
Wow,” was all I could say sitting in the backseat of my aunt’s car. Nervously I clenched my seatbelt with my right hand. My parents were sitting on both sides; having a casual conversation with my aunt. We were riding in the backseat of my aunt’s car to the Vancouver Airport. Then I suddenly realized that “this is it”. I was about to get on a plane for the very first time. As excited as I was, I was not mentally prepared for everything that was about to happen.
I walked in the Vancouver Airport for the very first time, my tiny hands were holding mom’s hand, while dad was pushing the trolley that had our luggage on it. I stand there at the side watching my parents placed the bags on the scale. I watched the numbers on the scale rises. “That suitcase is overweight sir,” said the man behind the counter “I suggest you remove some of the items and place them in another lighter suitcase,” he continued. As my dad did what he said, my mother checks me in. The suitcase’s weight evened out and I watched the man put the suitcases on the conveyor belt to the plane area.
After I checked in, my family and I made our way towards the long lineup that led to the metal detector. I observed the people in front of me started to